For over 55 years, Queen of the Valley Medical Center has served the greater Napa Valley area as the region’s largest, most comprehensive health care facility. Our reputation for excellence, on par with well-known university hospitals, consistently attracts high caliber health care professionals. Backed by state-of-the-art facilities and leading edge technology, our outstanding medical team ensures Napa Valley residents the best care possible close to home.

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Queen of the Valley Medical Center has been serving Napa Valley residents since being founded in 1958. Our staff is highly trained and is of the highest caliber – led by award-winning physicians and nurses. We are backed by cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art facilities, which when paired with our distinguished doctors, allows us to provide the best possible medical care close to home.

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Our range of advanced specialty services is comparable in quality and scope to those offered by university and urban-based hospitals, and our accreditation and outcomes ratings are as high as or higher than those of major Bay Area teaching hospitals.
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Queen of the Valley Foundation was established in 1969 by a group of local residents who wanted to ensure ongoing, locally managed support for quality medical care in our community. They knew that a financially healthy Medical Center was vital to the future of the place they called home.

Our long history of providing high quality and caring service is founded on four core values: Dignity, Service, Excellence and Justice. These four central principles inspire us to reach out to those in need and to help heal the whole person -- mind, body and spirit.

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Minimally Invasive Surgery

Kneecap Surgery: Realignment

Some procedures may be done using arthroscopy, a method that uses tiny
incisions and special instruments to look and work inside the knee joint.
Other procedures require open surgery. The kneecap can be realigned to
improve its tracking. To do this, soft tissue may be cut or moved.

Surgery may be used when pain severely limits your activities. Or it may
be done when a rehab program just isn't helping enough.

Releasing tissue (lateral release)

This is done with either open surgery or arthroscopy.
Releasing (cutting) the retinaculum reduces the pull on the kneecap so that it moves
into its proper place. Releasing a plica band may also reduce pain.

Moving a quadriceps muscle (quad transfer)

This procedure balances pull from the upper leg and is done through open
surgery. Part of the muscle is detached. Then it is reattached at a new
place on the kneecap.

Shifting the attachment of the patellar tendon (patellar realignment)

This procedure improves tracking and is done using open surgery. Part of
the tendon and the bone underneath are moved to a new location.

Recovering from Surgery

As you recover, you can aid the healing process by taking it easy at first.
Your knee may be bandaged, wrapped, or iced to keep swelling down. You
may be given a brace to protect your knee. This helps improve your range
of motion and speed healing. Keep your leg raised above your heart so
fluid can drain away and swelling is reduced. Surgery is often followed
by a rehabilitation program.